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The Silence of the Lambs Quotes
Starling! Starling! Crawford wants to see you in his office. Clarice Starling: Thank you, sir.
Hannibal Lecter:
First principles, Clarice. Simplicity. Read Marcus Aurelius. Of each particular thing ask: what is it in itself? What is its nature? What does he do, this man you seek?
Clarice Starling:
He kills women...
Hannibal Lecter:
No. That is incidental. What is the first and principal thing he does? What needs does he serve by killing?
Clarice Starling:
Anger, um, social acceptance, and, huh, sexual frustrations, sir...
Hannibal Lecter:
No! He covets. That is his nature. And how do we begin to covet, Clarice? Do we seek out things to covet? Make an effort to answer now.
Clarice Starling:
No. We just...
Hannibal Lecter:
No. We begin by coveting what we see every day. Don't you feel eyes moving over your body, Clarice? And don't your eyes seek out the things you want?
Hannibal Lecter:
Now then, tell me. What did Miggs say to you? Multiple Miggs in the next cell. He hissed at you. What did he say?
Clarice Starling:
He said, "I can smell your cunt."
Hannibal Lecter:
I see. I myself cannot. You use Evian skin cream, and sometimes you wear L'Air du Temps, but not today.
Murray:
Is it true what they're sayin', he's some kinda vampire?
Clarice Starling:
They don't have a name for what he is.
Clarice Starling:
If you didn't kill him, then who did, sir?
Hannibal Lecter:
Who can say. Best thing for him, really. His therapy was going nowhere.
Hannibal Lecter:
Jack Crawford is helping your career isn't he? Apparently he likes you and you like him too.
Clarice Starling:
I never thought about it.
Hannibal Lecter:
Do you think that Jack Crawford wants you sexually? True, he is much older but do you think he visualizes scenarios, exchanges, fucking you?
Clarice Starling:
That doesn't interest me Doctor and frankly, it's, it's the sort of thing that Miggs would say.
Hannibal Lecter:
Not anymore.
ame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb:
It rubs the lotion on its skin. It does this whenever it's told.
Catherine Martin:
Please mister, let me go! My family will give you anything you want!
Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb:
It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.
Hannibal Lecter:
Why do you think he removes their skins, Agent Starling?
[sarcastically]
Hannibal Lecter:
Enthrall me with your acumen.
Clarice Starling:
It excites him. Most serial killers keep some sort of trophies from their victims.
Hannibal Lecter:
I didn't.
Clarice Starling:
No. No, you ate yours.
Clarice Starling:
Did you do all these drawings, Doctor?
Hannibal Lecter:
Ah. That is the Duomo seen from the Belvedere. Do you know Florence?
Clarice Starling:
All that detail just from memory, sir?
Hannibal Lecter:
Memory, Agent Starling, is what I have instead of a view.
Hannibal Lecter: [on telephone]
I do wish we could chat longer, but... I'm having an old friend for dinner. Bye.
Clarice Starling:
Dr. Lecter?... Dr. Lecter?... Dr. Lecter?... Dr. Lecter?...
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